The department is named after river Saône (480
km), tributary of the Rhône.
On 1 July 1974, the municipality of Frettes (Haute-Marne) was incorporated to the municipality of Champlitte (Haute-Saône).

Ivan Sache, 14 November 2009

Flag of the General Council

The flag of the General Council of Haute-Saône, as shown on a photo taken in Vesoul on 10
September 2007, is white with the logo of the General Council.

The logo of the General Council of Haute-Saône is made of four arrows, two blue and two green, two plain and two striped, forming a square, of a yellow curved stripe and of the writings "haute / saône" (blue) and "CONSEIL GENERAL" (green).